According to Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze, the statements made by journalist Dito Chubinidze and the late Lazare Jorbenadze on the topic of David Gareji in the audio recording are speculative, the purpose of which is to throw mud at the government.

According to Kaladze, there is an attempt to damage the government with unfounded accusations and speculation.

"We should not take this issue seriously. I made a statement a few days ago that all this is frivolous. This is also evident from this conversation, when they cannot figure out the meters and kilometers and cannot understand what is being talked about. There are ordinary speculations to harm the government, to smear it, but nothing is hidden in society, everything is clear and obvious.

This is ordinary speculation and mudslinging towards the government.

I do not know what groups they are specifically and what their interests are - one thing is clear that there is an attempt to harm the government with this type of groundless accusations and speculations," said Kakha Kaladze.